# Delete a field or copy some fields to new Type **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 5, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-a-field-or-copy-some-fields-to-new-type/22534 "2015-03-05T17:39:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ali\_Lotfdar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ali\_Lotfdar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ali_Lotfdar)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-a-field-or-copy-some-fields-to-new-type/22534/1 "2015-03-05T17:39:58Z")
Hello All, I want to delete some fields of a type? Is it possible and how? Also, is it possible to make new type and copy documents inside an old type to new one except the field(s) which must be deleted? Thank you. Regards, Ali -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c18a925a-6788-4d76-add7-26286bff0e1d%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c18a925a-6788-4d76-add7-26286bff0e1d%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-a-field-or-copy-some-fields-to-new-type/22534/2 "2017-07-06T00:28:19Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 12:28am UTC